“Fisherman” means any person licensed to commercially harvest fish or shellfish pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code who lands any species of fish or shellfish for commercial purposes included in, and not excepted from, a fishery, as defined in Section 78407, or who is the registered owner or lessee of a vessel that is used to land any species of fish or shellfish included in, and not excepted from, a fishery, as defined in Section 78407, if the registered owner or lessee has a financial interest in the fish or shellfish and pays or has assessments paid on his or her behalf.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018